I think Senator Coburn, whom the young senator Barack Obama called " friend, " has been a manipulative deceiver to this regard. Coburn was one of several republicans who met for dinner in a separate restaurant during the initial inauguration of President Obama----> for the sole purpose of plotting against the new president on every turn, to destroy his legacy, This can be googled since there are really no secrets in the internet age. Recall Senator McConnell had stated the goal was to make Barack Obama a one term president. Obama's "friend" Coburn deserves sleepless nights, really. He shared the goal.
And anyone who followed the disasterous weather in Oklahoma will remark that Senator Coburn's schools did not have the necessary humanistic tornado precautions to prevent the death of young and teenage children-and there is no evidence at all that he worked on it. Did he not say that Oklahomans can take care for themselves right after the disaster, as if churches and bake sales could rebuild the cities. Did he not say there would not be another tornado in Oklahoma for years--and he was wrong as the area had a second major disasterous tornado quite promptly after the initial storm. He was wrong.
And he was against aid to New Jersey when the Sandy Super Storm hit before his state suffered two tornados. These guys profess love of the free market as if-as if-this entitiy will take care of the building of storm shelters for our young. Or helping homeowners and businesses in New Jersey.
They hate the federal government and spend years trying to make it inoperable. Will people please finally wise up!!
I have heard Mr. Coburn speak terribly of the president on cable shows, and I am just stunned with it.

Meanwhile, to gain assistance of republicans with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the president preferred bipartisan involvement and--probably against his inner soul--changed his mind and sought to include republican ideas. This can be also proved by google.
Republicans just want to mess things up in an effort to win elections. They could care less about you.
Doesn't that ring true in New Jersey as well--bridge closed down for political reasons, kids stuck on school buses, people late for work, maybe even doctors at the hospital, maybe some elderly ran out of their portable oxygen tanks and were scared and out of breath. And poor Hobokken--most people believe the mayor in that scenario.

I would be very surprised that anything republicans offer will not enrich others at the expense of working families and the poor. No doubt there will be secret clauses to dismantle Medicare and Social Security programs. No doubt their goal is not to help the citizens but to give to the 1%, their donors, their base.
I am very disappointed in the senator from Oklahoma, having watched him speak nebulously and admittedly without facts. Glad he is retiring. Sad that people from that area can't see the truth about him. If republicans are promoting health care bills---after trying to sabatoge it for years--be afraid--Be Very Afraid.

6:42 pm January 27, 2014

Disgruntled Democrat wrote:

Well, my friend, as a former OKIE a senior and a life-long Democrat, I assume that you are a liberal-progressive Democrat and, frankly, I am embarrassed at your sleight of hand in the way you are making your comments. You should be ashamed of yourself. I am extremely proud of how Senator Coburn has conducted himself while in the Senate and in his relationship with the POTUS. He is truly a professional in every manner and can be trusted, which I cannot say is an attribute that Mr. Obama does not have as evidenced in numerous ways.

7:31 pm January 27, 2014

no small affair wrote:

Coburn-Ryan Health Bill Would Jeopardize Coverage for Many, While Failing To Reduce the Number of Uninsured Significantly — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

9:58 pm January 27, 2014

Sandyone wrote:

The have to be kidding. No coverage for pre-existing conditions and incredibly no medicaid for fathers....that equals NO DEAL!

10:40 pm January 27, 2014

no small affair wrote:

,,,,,,,"the GOP unveiled their big Obamacare alternative plan today, and besides taking healthcare away from 10 million Americans, it also raises taxes on the 150 million people who get health insurance from their employer The party of no tax increases has just proposed a healthcare plan that is a defacto tax increase on 150 million Americans. The tax increase comes on top the fact that at least 9.3 million people would lose their health insurance. Even worse, the Republican plan repeals the ACA’s ban on denying coverage due to preexisting conditions. If the Hatch/Burr/Coburn were to become law millions more Americans who have preexisting conditions would either be thrown off of their insurance, or see their rates skyrocket.." from PoliticusUSA

10:46 am January 28, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

You guys commenting are not reading the plan. A one time enrollment for pre-existing conditions. And the plan is going to cover far more than Obamacare will ever cover. You will defend your guy and the punishment of the American to your death. Isn't Obama all about sticking it to the haves? Why then do you worry about employees that are provided health coverage paying income tax on a benefit? It is income from "whatever source".

11:09 am January 28, 2014

Tyco Brahe wrote:

It took four years for the GOP to cobble together a few pages, a proposal, not a bill. It shows that when the GOP chanted, “Repeal and Replace,” it wasn’t serious about the replace part.

So much of this is the same as Obamacare. By not having the individual mandate, what will force prices down? What will pay for the proposal…seems like a quickly increasing deficit, just like Medicare Part D does.

Once again, a bunch of gobbledygook presented by the GOP to bamboozle everyone. Imagine the utter havoc in the country if ACA was replaced with this???

11:12 am January 28, 2014

Mark Sneto wrote:

The ACA ship has sailed, folks. It's here to stay.

The GOP will desperate try to use it one more time as an election issue this year--but after that, it will part of the fabric of the country.

ACA shows a deep understanding of the problems in our healthcare system. This GOP proposal does not.

It will be forgotten, as it should be, within a day.

1:05 pm January 28, 2014

Mark Twain wrote:

Well there are liars, damned liars, and then the guy who posted @4:49...It was the blue dog democrats who killed the public option which basically created the exchanges. I also remeber the reports that Eric Cantor gave the president a list of ideas for the bill that Republicans could vote for, and then being told, curtly "Elections have consequences, Mr Cantor, and I won."

5:37 pm January 28, 2014

Rotten Ralph wrote:

OK, so it appears the sentiment here is that the Republican Plan can't do any better. But can it really do any worse? I guess it really doesn't matter. The bill is DOA, and we all know it.

8:02 pm January 28, 2014

SherrynPort wrote:

I thought the whole idea was to reduce healthcare costs. But in this GOP proposed plan "Insurance companies would be allowed to charge older people five times what they charge younger ones, compared to the 3 to 1 ratio allowed under Obamacare"
By Renee Schoof
McClatchy Washington BureauJanuary 27, 2014

7:37 am January 29, 2014

Healthcare Adv wrote:

This is such a P O S bill. Another example that the War on Women continues. Did you notice that no one GOP women is behind this bill? (Are their any GOP women left, it's all Men.

11:08 pm February 1, 2014

PoliticallyConcerned wrote:

Just another example of politicians wasting valuable time working for the people. The Republicans have obstructed ACA ever since it left the gate, however, the one thing they never did was offer an alternative until now. They know 2014 is an election year ... they've done NOTHING constructive since taking the House in 2010, and they know the public is now aware of that. They need a platform and THIS is their answer. Heck, they are even bringing an immigration bill to the floor this week ... the Republicans ... lol!

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